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Claressa Shields to Defend Undisputed Women’s Heavyweight Title Against Lani Daniels in Detroit

The 16-0 Olympic gold medalist is defending her undisputed heavyweight belts on DAZN after being exonerated in a procedural drug-test review.

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Overview

  • Claressa Shields will defend her undisputed women’s heavyweight titles against Lani Daniels at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on July 26, with the undercard starting at 8 p.m. ET and ring walks scheduled for around 10 p.m. ET on DAZN.
  • Shields enters with an unblemished 16-0 professional record, Olympic gold medals from 2012 and 2016, and ESPN’s top spot in the women’s pound-for-pound rankings.
  • New Zealand’s Lani Daniels brings an 11-2-2 record and the No. 1 ranking at light heavyweight into her first fight outside her home country.
  • The Michigan Unarmed Combat Commission cleared Shields of a procedural false-positive marijuana test, lifting a one-month suspension ahead of her title defense.
  • Shields is a steep betting favorite at -10000 to Daniels’s +1800, reflecting strong expectations for her to retain the heavyweight crowns.